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波乱波瀾らんNounFreq #18130
1

disturbance; trouble; commotion; uproar; turmoil

2

ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes

3

Obsolete term; Orig. meaning

small and large waves

波乱万丈波瀾万丈らんばんじょうNoun~な Adj.~の Adj.四字熟語Freq #48669
1

stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

Examples
彼の一生は波瀾万丈であった。
His life was full of ups and downs.
狂瀾ょうらんNounFreq #105019
1

raging waves

狂瀾怒涛狂瀾怒濤ょうらんどとうNoun四字熟語Freq #143076
1

maelstrom; the state of affairs being in great turmoil

波乱曲折波瀾曲折はらんきょくせつNoun四字熟語Freq #254895
1

very involved and troublesome situation; complicated twists and turns

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